David Mason, President & Chief Executive Officer
San Miguel High School
6601 S. San Fernando Road
Tucson, AZ 85756
520.294.6403
masond@sanmiguelhigh.org
www.sanmiguelcristorey.org
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A native of Seattle, Dave Mason is a graduate of the Woodring College of Education at Western Washington University and holds a Master’s Degree in History from Durham University in England. He started his teaching career at Mountlake Terrace High School in Seattle, Washington, teaching there for three years before his first tenure in Tucson at Catalina Foothills High School for nine – after which he joined San Miguel’s parent Cristo Rey Network in 2008.
Within Cristo Rey, Dave taught as a Social Studies Teacher and Dean of Curriculum and Instruction at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities before moving to the Cristo Rey National Office in Chicago in 2011 to serve as Director of School Support. He returned to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities in 2014 for his first stint as a Principal before returning to Tucson as President and Principal (eventually CEO) of San Miguel High School in 2016.
About The Business:
San Miguel High School is a Catholic, Lasallian learning community, empowering youth from underserved families through the integration of Christian values, rigorous academics, and practical work experience, educating the whole student for college, career, and fulfilling life.
San Miguel High School opened in 2004 in order to create a learning community where students from families of limited financial means have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. San Miguel is located in Tucson’s economically depressed south side where fifty percent of adult residents do not have a high school education and forty-two percent earn less than $25,000 per year.
At San Miguel, students take a full college preparatory course load while simultaneously holding internships, working in corporations, and earning nearly forty percent of their school tuition. The Corporate Work-Study Program (CWSP) at San Miguel gives students the opportunity to form new identities as citizens and professionals who have bright futures.
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Matt Nelson: Senior Vice President, Crest Insurance Group
Matt is a Senior Vice President at Crest Insurance Group in Tucson, consulting with companies to identify and implement insurance, risk management, and employee benefits solutions. With more than a 15 years of industry experience, he has served as a keynote speaker on the healthcare industry, leadership, workplace culture and risk management for professional organizations throughout Southern Arizona, including the City of Tucson, Greater Tucson Leadership, the Financial Executives and Affiliates of Tucson, and the CEO Roundtable of Tucson.
Matt is an active member in the Tucson community, having served as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Arizona Army National Guard and volunteering with multiple local organizations, including as Treasurer and a Big Brother with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Arizona, a volunteer with the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Chair of the Pima County JTED’s Business and Industry Council, a builder with Habitat for Humanity and many other local youth charities.
Email: mnelson@crestins.com
Phone: 520.784.7636
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mattrnelson2
